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No. 509,466. Patented Nov. 28, 1893.

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PATENT Ormes.

CHARLES H. FERRISS, OF SI'IERVVOOD, TENNESSEE.

KITCHEN-CABINET.

SFEGIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent N o. 509,466, dated November 28, 1893.

Application filed Tune 1,1893.

To @ZZ whom t iii/,tty concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. FERRIss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sherwood, in the county of Franklin and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kitchen-Cabinets; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in kitchen cabinets. The receiving board is provided with hinged legs and is itself hinged to the main or body portion of the cabinet, and in order to hide the space necessary to permit of the necessary movements of the board a hiding strip, which may be as ornamental as desired, is loosely hung on the said board at its lower edge, this strip serving a further purpose of covering the joints at the upper edges of the doors to the closets arranged beneath the said board.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The invention in the present instance resides in the peculiar combinations, construction, arrangement and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the drawings and then particularly pointed out in the claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which-` Figure lis a front elevation of my improved cabinet. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section through the same, on line 2-2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section through the same from front to rear, on line 3,-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. Il is a horizontal section just above the flour bins, looking downLon line lip-4, of Fig. 2.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the cabinet, which Serial No. 476,200. (No model.)

may be of any preferred material and of any desired size and capacity. In its preferable form it is substantially as shown. It is provided in itslower portion with closets B which are closed by the doors C and provided with the shelves b. The doors are suitably hinged and may be equipped with any style of fastenings.

Above the closets there is a horizontal partition D which is removably fitted to work in guides CZ in the ends of the cabinet as shown and just above the said closets there is a rab bet or offset ct in which the kneading board E is designed to (it when in its closed position. This board is hinged at its lower edge as by hinges e to the front edgeof the partition D and when in its horizontal position its rear edge is supported upon the upper face of the portion A of the cabinet above the closet doors. When in its vertical position this board serves to close and form a partof the front of the upper part of the cabinet. In order to provide for, the necessary movements of the said board there must be a space c left between the lower edge of the board and the upper edge of the portion A of the cabinet, as shown, and if this space were so left as to alf ways be seen it would detract from the sightly appearance of the device. To cover this when the kneading board is up in its vertical position I provide the strip F which may be as ornamental as may be desired and which is loosely hung from the front face of the board near its lower edge as by theinterengaging eyes or staples f so that the strip will work easily and normally hang in a vertical position and cover the said space. When the board is lowered to its horizontal position this strip automatically drops and covers the space or cracks above the top of the doors of the closets as will be readily understood. The board is provided with the legs G which are hinged thereto and designed when the board is lowered to its horizontal position to automatically assume an inclined positionand their lower ends rest upon the projections or ledges g on the front of the cabinet as shown. The legs are connected between their ends with the front of the cabinet by the straps G. The upper edge of the board is provided with a snap latch g' to lock it in its vertical position.

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The horizontal partition D forms the top of the closets and serves also as the receiving board. Above this receiving board and eX- tending across the entire inside width from front to back of the cabinet is a space H of suitable height and which may be-used to hold the rolling pins and other articles used in bread making and cookery. The top wall of this space is formed by the horizontal partition I removably supported in guides inthe end wallsof the cabinet,which is provided with openings upon each side of the center and over said openings are the beveled pieces J which form the lower ends of the bins and serve to "conduct the Iiour to the center of the bins. J are the fronts of the bins. The adjacent sides are formed by the vertical partitions K. Beneath the openings are secured the rectangular frames K across the bottoms of which are the wires K2 which serve to aid in sifting the flour, and upon the under sides of these frames are guides Z for the movable sieves which have wire gauze of any desired mesh and which are mounted to reciprocate beneath the stationary frames with their wires. In order to prevent the withdrawal of these sieves beyond a predetermined point so as to prevent the unsifted fiour from dropping to the space beneath the partition I there are on the sides of the sieve/slugs or stops k which are designed to be engaged by the buttons L pivoted to the under side of the partition I. The fronts of the bins are removably fitted in guides in the end walls of the cabinet and the partitions K, between which latter there is a space M which is divided in two by a horizontal partition m to form the two receptacles which may be used for any desired purpose as for spices, extracts or any other articles or materials.

O is a hinged cover to the bins, the cover as well as the kneading boardbeing provided with a suitable knob or handle.

The manner of use will be readily understood from the foregoing description when taken in connection with the annexed drawings and a detailed description thereof is not deemed necessary.

Modications in detail may be resortedto without departing from the spirit of the 1nvention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What I claim as new isl. The combination with the cabinet having closets in its lower portion, of a kneading board hinged at its lower edge, and a transverse strip provided with eyes loosely hung upon staples on the front face of the kneading board to close a space c between the edge of the board and the upper edge of the closets, substantially as shown and described.

2. A kitchen cabinet having a hinged kneading board, partitions, closets, bins, with frames with wires, sieves mounted to slide beneath the said frames, fronts to the bins, and horizontal and vertical partitions between the bins, and a transverse stri p loosely hinged to the lower edge of the kneading board the parts being detachably put together, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. FERRISS.

Witnesses:

CHARLEs D. SHERWOOD, E. M. HULCE. 

